Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing solid form automobile safety belt buckles with hardened tips that enable the shattering of vehicle glass. One method includes heating a polymer/plastic material to a semi-fluid state (the material being heated just enough to melt and ensure uniform and complete distribution and composition and minimal porosity), injecting the material with pressure into a mold and then releasing the molding of the finished product. Another method involves ladling molten metal into a mold/die lined with a heat resistant material, under pressure and releasing the finished product. A third method involves applying heat to a metal and hammering or otherwise compressing the material into the desired form. A fourth method uses an open mold and molten metal or alloy is poured into the bottom of the mold and the top is closed to ensure uniformity and accuracy in the form of the final product.

Abstract: The invention is a disposable, single-use, medicated facial mask (the mask). The mask includes a medicated portion adapted to pass a sufficient amount of air to allow a person to breath normally, and also adapted to filter particles from the air. The mask also has a skin-contact portion disposed adjacent to the medicated portion and adapted to fit securely about a human face.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing solid form automobile safety belt buckles with hardened tips that enable the shattering of vehicle glass. One method includes heating a polymer/plastic material to a semi-fluid state (the material being heated just enough to melt and ensure uniform and complete distribution and composition and minimal porosity), injecting the material with pressure into a mold and then releasing the molding of the finished product. Another method involves ladling molten metal into a mold/die lined with a heat resistant material, under pressure and releasing the finished product. A third method involves applying heat to a metal and hammering or otherwise compressing the material into the desired form. A fourth method uses an open mold and molten metal or alloy is poured into the bottom of the mold and the top is closed to ensure uniformity and accuracy in the form of the final product.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for escaping from a vehicle include providing safety escape apparatus including a safety belt having a buckle on a free portion of the belt, the buckle having an exposed edge, and the free portion being long enough to allow the exposed edge of the buckle to be placed in contact with a window of the vehicle. A tip harder than glass is affixed to the exposed edge of the buckle so as to extend outwardly therefrom. Escape is performed by disengaging the seat belt from a safety engaged position around an occupant, gripping the buckle with the tip extending outwardly, and forcibly driving the tip into an adjacent window to break the window and allow egress through the window.